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Did you know Friday 6 October is World Cerebral Palsy Day? Ahead of the day we’re sharing Tayla’s story. Tayla is one of the bright young people we met this year who shared her experience of finding a rewarding job through APM Employment Services. Living with cerebral palsy, Tayla faced many barriers from potential employers when she searched for employment. Her early experiences of being rejected or disappointed by workplaces also had a negative impact on her mental health. But as you’ll see in the video below, Tayla was determined to find a job where she could be valued and bring a hugely rewarding impact on the lives of others. We’re grateful for Tayla, the APM Employment Services team, and the staff and residents and St John Respect for sharing their story with us. Are you someone looking to make a positive impact on people with disability? Explore our roles. #APMstories #DisabilityInclusion #Employment #EnablingBetterLives
Five things to bring to work at Early Start Australia A sometimes-surprising insider perspective on what you’ll need to thrive as a practitioner in one of Australia’s most highly regarded early childhood intervention organisations. Caroline de Fina, Early Intervention Clinical Lead at Early Start Australia (ESA), is a psychologist with many years of experience as a clinician and is a practitioner of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) — behavioural therapy for children with autism. She develops the skills of ESA practitioners around Australia to get “out in the community, support kids in their homes and in their kinders, educate the community, and help these unique kids to learn life skills and make friends.” Continue reading to find out de Fina's five attributes — beyond professional qualifications — to bring to a rewarding role at ESA.
How APM encourages belonging and connection through Pride Network? APM is proud to celebrate equity, diversity and inclusion for our team members, customers, and communities around the world. We love the fact that we are all different and we’ve worked hard to create a place you can belong and feel accepted, where you can bring your true self to work, and are empowered to do your best work. Click on the link to continue reading!
How APM encourages belonging and connection ? APM is proud to celebrate equity, diversity and inclusion for our team members, customers, and communities around the world. We love the fact that we are all different and we’ve worked hard to create a place you can belong and feel accepted, where you can bring your true self to work, and are empowered to do your best work. To support our efforts and provide an important first-hand perspective, our people can get involved in our Employee Communities to actively engage with our people and across the business. Our Communities focus on disability, LBGTQIA+ and First Nations communities and are led by employee volunteers to drive key actions and initiatives that raise awareness and deliver outcomes that shape our business. All APMers are invited to join an Employee Community – from those with first-hand experience, to allies and supporters – everyone is welcome! If being part of something bigger sounds right for you, click on the link to explore our open roles today!
Masako had the pleasure of presenting her research project titled “Exploring Speech-Language Pathologists, Measurement of Outcomes in School-Aged Students with Communication Difficulties”, at the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia conference in Hobart! Masaoko is our new Graduate Speech Pathologist at the Early Start Australia Clinic in Epping. This project was completed as a part of her Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) and her supervisors were Associate Professor Jane McCormack and Dr Sharon Crosbie. Learn more about how to apply for the APM graduate program by clicking on image below.
Congratulations to our team members who completed their DMI course! Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) therapy is used by Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to help children with motor delay. DMI exercises promote progress towards developmental milestones like rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, and walking by improving automatic postural responses and stimulating neuroplasticity. DMI can be helpful for children with: • Down Syndrome • Cerebral palsy • Global developmental delay • Hypotonia • Chromosomal abnormalities or genetic disorders • Spinal cord lesions • Acquired brain injury • Children born prematurely We have registered DMI therapists offering services in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. #EnablingBetterLives #APMCareers
Well done to all our team members across Australia who have taken part in the #PushUpChallenge this month. 128 people across 36 teams have been pushing for better mental health as part of the campaign by the Push For Better Foundation. As of this morning they hit a combined total of 116,588 push-ups over the 23 days, and raised more than $6900 to help raise awareness and engage people in mental health education, and health and wellbeing. They included members from APM’s corporate teams, APM Careers, APM Employment Services, APM WorkCare, Assure Programs, Early Start Australia, Everyday Independence, Generation Health, Lifecare Australia, Konekt, and MCI Solutions. The annual fundraising and awareness challenge encourages people to complete a specific number of push-ups – or alternative exercises such as squats, lunches and crunches – everyday. This year’s The Push-Up Challenge total of 3,144 is to reflect the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2021. #PushForBetter #APM #MentalHealth #EnablingBetterLives
It was great to have a visit from our APM Ambassador Ellie Cole this week. The former Paralympic swimmer dropped by the APM headquarters in Perth before meeting with our APM Communities team members for a leadership talk about teamwork. As a record-breaking member of the Australian Paralympic Swimming Team, Ellie was able to provide some unique insights into the importance of teamwork as well as details about her experience as an athlete with a disability. Ellie joined APM after retiring from the pool last year and is supporting our mission to enable better lives and promote inclusion of people with disability in workplaces and the community. Our APM Communities team help people with disability, carers and families to access NDIS, mainstream and community-based supports in regions of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Thanks again to Ellie for sharing her insights with us! #Teamwork #DisabilityInclusion #Leadership #EnablingBetterLives
Our people are what make us ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. A huge thanks to our team members who celebrated WA Day in Perth during the first weekend of June 2023. The work you do doesn’t go un-noticed. At APM, we share the same passion to enable better lives through services such as helping find employment, assist improve quality of lives or educate and put in preventative measures to avoid injuries at the workplace. Our passion doesn't stop at our workplace; we encourage our team members to participate in community events. It is an opportunity to network alongside team members from different business units. A few photos of our APM Employment Services and APM Communities team in action!
Over the last few days, our Yammer has lit up with beautiful pictures from across the country of APM teams embracing diversity and celebrating Diwali together. Take a look at what was shared around Australia and the excerpt below from Matthew Kling from our APM Communities team in Success, WA. "I feel very fortunate that this year Diwali has created the opportunity to educate ourselves and to come together and share a moment of immersion into a culture that is foreign to most of us ... I speak for everyone when I say we are blessed to have a new team member, Hari, who has a rich knowledge of Indian culture. Hari shared his culture and traditions with us, and provided us all with a background of the significance of Diwali."
